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Arens is gearing up for a joint show with close friend Robert Weinstein that opens Aug. 11 at the Plymouth Center for Arts. Weinstein, a former film and TV director who also started painting later in life, met Arens five years ago after seeing his work in a gallery on Cape Cod.

Weinstein (left) and Arens discuss their work in Arens's Allston studio.